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NHL Projected Ice Time - Rest of Season - Rest of Season

Ice time is opportunity. Players who log heavy minutes have more chances to accumulate stats across all categories. Our TOI projections show you which players are expected to be on the ice the most this season—crucial information for identifying high-floor fantasy plays.

Season Outlook: Mar 1 through Apr 17, 2026
Sunday, March 1, 2026
Updated: 10:32 AM UTC(hourly)
6 games • 776 players

Why ice time matters

More minutes = more opportunities for all stats. Players who log 20+ minutes per game have significantly more chances to score, hit, block, and contribute across fantasy categories.

Average ice time by position

- Elite forwards: 18-22 minutes per game - Top defensemen: 22-26 minutes per game - Goalies: 55-60 minutes (full game) - 4th line/3rd pair: 8-12 minutes per game

TOI boosters

- Overtime games (everyone gets extra minutes) - Injuries to linemates (expanded role) - Coach's trust in high-leverage situations

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Pro Tip: Defensemen average more TOI than forwards. If you need category volume, D-men with 24+ minute projections offer the best opportunity.
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Forward-looking projections only

ROS stats represent expected future production—they don't include any stats already accumulated this season.

Sorted by Projected Time On Ice

776 players
Showing 100 of 776 players
PlayerTeamPosRost%TOIGAPTSSOGHITBLKPIMPPGPPAPPPSHGSHAFOWFOLTKGV+/-SFTFPTS
Zach Werenski
CLBD99.8%608.009.0019.0027.0082.0010.0029.005.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.003.00602.00249.00
Ivan Provorov
CLBD28.5%606.003.006.009.0047.0010.0040.0011.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.006.00622.00137.00
Cale Makar
COLD99.7%603.006.0018.0024.0064.0012.0038.009.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0011.00630.00246.00
Miro Heiskanen
DALD99.0%598.003.0016.0019.0046.007.0043.007.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.003.00589.00190.00
Jackson LaCombe
ANAD97.7%588.002.0014.0016.0048.0022.0042.004.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-1.00666.00162.00
Quinn Hughes
MIND99.6%583.002.0021.0022.0058.002.0024.009.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00508.00190.00
Jake Sanderson
OTTD99.6%576.004.0014.0019.0048.0012.0045.003.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.003.00698.00191.00
Josh Morrissey
WPGD98.6%567.004.0013.0017.0043.0010.0039.0010.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.004.00625.00173.00
Moritz Seider
DETD99.0%565.003.0012.0015.0046.0034.0050.0014.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.005.00641.00178.00
Filip Hronek
VAND75.5%563.002.0011.0013.0033.0036.0032.006.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00625.00125.00
Mikhail Sergachev
UTAD97.7%561.003.0012.0016.0048.0011.0038.0012.002.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.001.00664.00165.00
MacKenzie Weegar
CGYD86.9%556.001.008.009.0052.0054.0056.0019.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-13.00764.00119.00
Travis Sanheim
PHID54.7%552.002.008.0010.0027.0013.0043.008.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00689.00116.00
Vladislav Gavrikov
NYRD21.7%552.004.005.009.0034.0014.0034.0012.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-6.00628.0097.00
Rasmus Andersson
LVD95.8%549.004.009.0014.0054.0012.0044.0019.002.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.002.00762.00167.00
Brock Faber
MIND93.8%549.005.009.0014.0047.007.0045.005.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.008.00588.00175.00
Esa Lindell
DALD35.8%547.002.007.009.0023.0010.0051.006.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.008.00564.00129.00
Mike Matheson
MOND81.3%545.002.009.0011.0032.0014.0046.0010.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.005.00570.00133.00
Erik Karlsson
PITD88.0%545.002.0014.0016.0048.006.0020.007.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.003.00549.00148.00
Lane Hutson
MOND100.0%544.004.0019.0023.0037.009.0036.009.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.009.00569.00201.00
Jacob Trouba
ANAD70.2%541.004.007.0012.0049.0044.0048.006.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00679.00147.00
Roman Josi
NSHD96.3%536.005.0014.0019.0061.007.0034.0011.002.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-3.00580.00185.00
Dmitry Orlov
SJD36.2%535.001.0010.0010.0024.0037.0025.0014.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-5.00589.0088.00
Nathan MacKinnon
COLC99.8%532.0017.0024.0041.00108.0019.0012.008.003.000.000.000.000.00226.00216.000.000.0021.00562.00366.00
Charlie McAvoy
BOSD95.4%531.002.0017.0019.0031.0026.0042.0018.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.002.00610.00171.00
Macklin Celebrini
SJC99.8%531.0013.0024.0036.0087.0013.0015.0012.002.000.000.000.000.00193.00197.000.000.004.00530.00292.00
Matthew Schaefer
NYID97.1%531.007.009.0015.0052.0010.0029.0010.003.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.004.00591.00170.00
Philip Broberg
STLD32.1%530.001.006.008.0029.0010.0033.004.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00632.0091.00
Kevin Bahl
CGYD8.2%528.001.004.006.0019.0037.0036.0012.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.006.00742.0089.00
J.J. Moser
TBD27.0%528.002.006.009.0035.0018.0032.0014.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0018.00606.00140.00
Noah Dobson
MOND97.3%525.005.0011.0016.0046.0015.0055.0011.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.004.00604.00184.00
Gustav Forsling
FLAD46.8%523.001.007.008.0029.0015.0027.0011.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-2.00623.0084.00
Mario Ferraro
SJD13.9%522.002.004.006.0029.0043.0047.0010.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-1.00573.0097.00
Alexander Wennberg
SJC29.6%521.005.0012.0017.0030.009.0032.006.002.000.000.000.000.00198.00243.000.000.00-8.00593.00128.00
Darren Raddysh
TBD89.4%521.008.0016.0024.0061.0024.0024.008.004.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.008.00532.00226.00
Shea Theodore
LVD89.8%520.003.009.0013.0043.000.0031.005.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.006.00628.00142.00
Adam Fox
NYRD97.8%520.003.0017.0020.0040.0011.0033.009.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.002.00578.00172.00
Evan Bouchard
EDMD99.8%519.006.0017.0023.0058.008.0028.008.002.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.005.00529.00209.00
Dylan DeMelo
WPGD15.5%518.001.006.007.0023.0035.0034.0014.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.004.00648.0093.00
Aaron Ekblad
FLAD63.4%517.001.007.009.0032.0029.0036.0017.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-4.00640.0096.00
Rasmus Dahlin
BUFD99.2%517.004.0014.0018.0056.0020.0027.0014.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-1.00578.00169.00
Justin Faulk
STLD75.3%516.004.008.0013.0044.0017.0039.009.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00636.00145.00
Devon Toews
COLD55.9%516.000.006.007.0040.008.0032.0010.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0013.00624.00122.00
Brady Skjei
NSHD23.4%515.000.006.007.0034.0019.0023.0010.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-3.00615.0078.00
Noah Hanifin
LVD66.5%513.001.008.009.0045.0013.0036.004.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-1.00615.00120.00
Kyle Connor
WPGLW100.0%511.0011.0017.0028.0079.006.004.006.001.000.000.001.000.000.000.000.000.00-1.00531.00220.00
Mark Scheifele
WPGC99.7%510.0011.0018.0029.0050.009.0013.004.003.000.000.000.000.00175.00205.000.000.000.00515.00211.00
Vince Dunn
SEAD83.7%510.003.0011.0014.0049.007.0024.0015.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-8.00559.00130.00
Sean Walker
CARD26.8%510.002.004.006.0048.0038.0035.0016.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-2.00632.00101.00
Mattias Samuelsson
BUFD74.2%510.004.009.0013.0032.0039.0044.006.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0011.00584.00156.00
John Klingberg
SJD42.5%509.006.006.0012.0039.0018.0033.0010.003.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-6.00529.00124.00
Thomas Harley
DALD92.5%508.002.009.0012.0036.0015.0048.006.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.001.00553.00140.00
Kris Letang
PITD66.4%507.001.0010.0012.0037.0030.0030.0011.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.001.00527.00123.00
Cameron York
PHID39.5%502.002.008.009.0030.004.0044.009.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-1.00645.00116.00
Drew Doughty
LAD48.3%500.001.005.006.0031.0011.0024.0013.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00555.0081.00
Nikita Zadorov
BOSD42.2%499.000.006.007.0027.0057.0033.0043.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.008.00603.00100.00
Adam Larsson
SEAD27.3%499.002.004.006.0025.0031.0049.0013.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00559.00101.00
Damon Severson
CLBD9.9%497.002.007.009.0030.0015.0029.0013.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.003.00558.00105.00
Bowen Byram
BUFD58.6%497.004.007.0011.0027.0012.0027.0011.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.004.00593.00116.00
K'Andre Miller
CARD56.2%495.002.009.0011.0037.0030.0024.0018.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00597.00105.00
Jake Guentzel
TBLW99.9%493.0011.0016.0027.0064.0010.0013.0010.003.000.000.001.000.0054.0062.000.000.006.00528.00231.00
Colton Parayko
STLD53.8%492.000.005.005.0027.0026.0053.006.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-6.00620.0088.00
Cam Fowler
STLD32.0%491.000.007.007.0030.003.0021.006.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-8.00609.0067.00
Jake McCabe
TORD40.9%491.001.006.007.0021.0031.0053.0010.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.006.00659.00112.00
Sam Reinhart
FLARW99.8%491.0011.0011.0022.0059.0023.0015.004.004.000.000.001.000.0022.0034.000.000.00-6.00561.00182.00
Kirill Kaprizov
MINLW99.7%491.0012.0015.0027.0076.0014.007.007.005.000.000.000.000.000.001.000.000.003.00467.00234.00
Parker Wotherspoon
PITD20.1%491.001.007.008.0021.0051.0037.0011.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.004.00532.0098.00
Dylan Samberg
WPGD5.7%490.000.006.006.0030.0020.0037.005.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00602.0088.00
Brandon Montour
SEAD89.3%489.004.009.0013.0055.0027.0030.0015.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-2.00529.00140.00
Marcus Pettersson
VAND7.9%487.000.004.004.0019.0021.0039.0019.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-2.00579.0071.00
Luke Hughes
NJD79.0%486.002.009.0011.0045.006.0017.0010.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-4.00536.00105.00
Hampus Lindholm
BOSD18.9%485.002.007.009.0035.004.0039.0019.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-4.00598.00108.00
Connor McDavid
EDMC99.7%485.0012.0023.0035.0079.009.008.008.004.000.000.000.000.00112.00126.000.000.005.00464.00280.00
Timothy Liljegren
SJD7.3%485.000.006.006.0019.0019.0046.0012.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-4.00582.0083.00
Martin Necas
COLRW99.8%484.0011.0017.0028.0057.0026.008.0012.002.000.000.000.000.004.005.000.000.0015.00512.00234.00
Alex Vlasic
CHID18.6%484.001.005.006.0024.009.0032.003.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-5.00574.0068.00
Mika Zibanejad
NYRC96.2%483.009.0012.0021.0062.0032.0015.004.004.000.000.001.000.00160.00149.000.000.00-9.00580.00172.00
Thomas Chabot
OTTD77.8%481.003.009.0011.0037.0016.0044.009.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00596.00134.00
Nick Suzuki
MONC99.9%477.007.0019.0026.0050.0019.0019.004.004.000.000.000.000.00199.00204.000.000.009.00514.00224.00
Owen Power
BUFD39.1%477.002.005.006.0034.0011.0025.003.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00576.0085.00
Jamie Drysdale
PHID39.1%476.002.007.009.0027.005.0025.006.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-3.00571.0088.00
Simon Edvinsson
DETD59.9%475.003.005.007.0025.0028.0047.0020.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.003.00575.00109.00
Jakob Chychrun
WASD97.5%473.007.009.0016.0064.0016.0028.0015.002.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.008.00452.00191.00
Nikita Kucherov
TBRW99.6%471.0013.0028.0041.0069.0010.0011.0010.002.000.000.000.000.000.001.000.000.0015.00495.00318.00
Tim Stutzle
OTTC99.9%471.0011.0014.0025.0058.0035.0015.0010.003.000.000.000.000.00107.0092.000.000.002.00602.00208.00
Jack Eichel
LVC99.8%470.009.0020.0029.0081.0013.0013.004.000.000.000.000.000.00171.00189.000.000.007.00497.00255.00
Victor Hedman
TBD92.0%469.001.0013.0014.0037.009.0033.009.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.002.00549.00142.00
Zach Whitecloud
CGYD4.9%469.001.004.005.0020.0038.0034.009.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-3.00596.0067.00
Niko Mikkola
FLAD8.2%469.000.003.004.0021.0038.0027.0015.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.002.00612.0065.00
Braden Schneider
NYRD20.6%469.001.004.004.0030.0049.0037.006.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-5.00572.0073.00
John Marino
UTAD17.5%468.002.009.0011.0017.008.0020.004.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0015.00629.00113.00
Brent Burns
COLD66.0%467.004.008.0012.0052.005.0029.009.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0013.00603.00156.00
Nazem Kadri
CGYC81.2%467.005.0012.0017.0067.0015.008.007.001.000.000.000.000.00167.00176.000.000.00-9.00541.00140.00
Yan Kuznetsov
CGYD8.9%467.002.003.005.0026.0030.0040.0010.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-4.00675.0081.00
William Eklund
SJLW75.1%465.005.0011.0016.0060.0022.0017.0012.001.000.000.000.000.001.006.000.000.00-13.00501.00130.00
Vincent Trocheck
NYRC88.9%464.006.0013.0018.0040.0068.0017.0016.000.000.000.000.000.00206.00158.000.000.00-8.00545.00133.00
Brock Nelson
COLC88.2%464.0013.008.0021.0056.0012.0018.009.003.000.000.000.000.00216.00217.000.000.003.00574.00193.00
Ryan Pulock
NYID18.0%464.001.008.009.0027.0015.0041.004.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.005.00604.00113.00
Tyler Myers
VAND9.7%464.000.003.003.0028.0026.0037.0016.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-10.00572.0056.00
Artem Zub
OTTD17.1%464.002.006.008.0027.0022.0033.0014.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.005.00618.00100.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

We analyze historical average ice time, recent usage trends, injury impacts on deployment, and expected game script (blowouts reduce star minutes) to project This Season's TOI leaders.
Elite defensemen like Cale Makar, Adam Fox, and Quinn Hughes regularly exceed 25 minutes per game. Among forwards, superstars like McDavid and MacKinnon lead in minutes.
Generally yes—there's strong correlation between TOI and fantasy production. However, 4th-liners playing 15 minutes won't outscore stars playing 18 minutes due to role differences.
In overtime, only 3 skaters per team are on ice, so elite players see huge minute spikes in OT games. Games going to OT can significantly boost TOI projections retroactively.

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